Major General John G. Barnard

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith Civil War military strategy
gptkbp:awardedBy Medal of Honor (posthumously)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Campaign_Medal
Brevet Major General
Medal of Honor (posthumous)
gptkbp:birthDate 1815-05-16
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Barnard_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Engineer_Brigade
gptkbp:contributedTo Union victory
Military infrastructure development
Urban_development_in_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:deathDate 1882-01-06
1882-01-05
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General John G. Barnard
gptkbp:influenced Military engineering practices
Engineering standards in military
Civil_engineering_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:influencedBy Civil engineering principles
West_Point_education
gptkbp:inspiration Engineering education reforms
gptkbp:involvedIn Reconstruction efforts
Military engineering projects
Post-war engineering projects
gptkbp:knownFor Innovative engineering solutions
Strategic planning of fortifications
Supervising construction of defenses
Military_engineering_during_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future military engineers
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFor Civil War engineering
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Fortifications_in_Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Chief_Engineer_of_the_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Siege of Vicksburg
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:predecessor Brigadier_General_John_Newton
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
Leadership in engineering
Contributions to military logistics
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceType Engineering
gptkbp:serviceYears 1839-1882
1836-1882
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Barnard
gptkbp:successor Brigadier_General_Henry_W._Benham